Eligibility

39. All New Zealand educational organisations (including suppliers of consultancy services and educational products), public or private, that have fulfilled the appropriate quality assurance and registration processes can apply for funding.  As noted earlier, applicants will have to be well-managed and financially sound, and to have a record of high quality educational achievement.  Other individuals or organisations involved in the provision of export education related good and services (e.g. course materials, consultancy and advisory services) may also apply for funding.

40. The export education industry is unusual in that the majority of activity is undertaken by organisations that are either government owned, or that receive large amounts of government funding to undertake their operations.  Public institutions have historically had less access to the assistance available through NZTE and other Government schemes.  The EEIP will not distinguish between applications on the basis of whether they are from public or private institutions. 

41. The export education element of a public organisation’s activities does not attract Government funding and the organisation is required to cover its costs through fees.  However these public institutions would benefit from the assistance, and it would also help them mitigate and manage the risks associated with innovation — risks that ultimately are partially borne by the Crown.